Beach Volleyball - Corrientes, Argentina, May 25, 2013—Enjoying the warming sunshine, the player-friendly sand and the gracious fans that helped them elevate their game even more, the women’s quarterfinals have set the stage for the semifinals and medal matches of the $440,000 FIVB Corrientes Grand Slam double-gender tournament.... Read full news

Beach Volleyball - Corrientes, Argentina, May 24, 2013 - Day three of the five-day Corrientes Grand Slam in Argentina came to a close on Friday with the women's draw down to eight teams and the men's Round of 16 confirmed.... Read full news

Beach Volleyball - orrientes, Argentina, May 24, 2013—Completing the last of three matches in round-robin pool play and the first round of single-elimination Friday, the men’s competition has been cut in half to 16 teams heading into Saturday’s at the $440,000 FIVB Corrientes Grand Slam double-gender tournament completed pool play.... Read full news

Beach Volleyball - Corrientes, Argentina, May 24, 2013—As the sun started to shine more than in the first two days of the competition, men’s teams at the $440,000 FIVB Corrientes Grand Slam double-gender tournament completed pool play early Friday afternoon with their last of three matches.... Read full news

Beach Volleyball - Corrientes, Argentina, May 24, 2013—With two rounds of single elimination phase still to be played today, things are heating up in Corrientes as the women have completed pool play at the $440,000 FIVB Corrientes Grand Slam double-gender tournament.... Read full news

Beach Volleyball - Corrientes, Argentina, May 23, 2013—Striving through the damp, bone-chilling air that never dampened the spirits of several thousand spectators, 32 men’s teams struggled through two of three rounds of pool play Thursday setting up their final round robin match and the first of single-elimination play Friday as the $440,000 FIVB Corrientes Grand Sla... Read full news

Latvia and the Netherlands take Corrientes by storm

The Argentinean city of Corrientes made its debut on the 2013 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour when it hosted the Corrientes Grand Slam from May 22 to 26.

In the men’s competition Latvia’s Aleksandrs Samoilovs/Janis Smedins were the surprise winners while the Netherlands’ Madelein Meppelink/Sophie van Gestel took home gold in the women’s competition.